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noun (n)

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  lie
  

  source: wordnet30
• intentionally vague or ambiguous(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  equivocation, evasiveness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  fabrication, lying
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing.(noun)

  source: webster1913